Sound Offs: For Feb. 27, 2014

Why is it when we have a dusting of snow, the plows are out in full force? When we have a major snowstorm, the plows are never seen, roads are a mess. That’s what we pay taxes for.

To the person who called into Sound Off about the Green Island mayor not knowing all the facts. I think the person who called in might want to get the facts straight.

I’d like to praise the black officer of the Troy Police Department for speaking up and saying it was not a racial thing going on at the bar. This police officer was right there when it was happening and he’s got the facts straight.

I’d like to sound off about the Department of Public Utilities in Troy. They did a wonderful job when that pipe broke, every one of them was doing something. You didn’t see them standing around. There were six of them and they were doing an excellent job.

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Here it is another snow day in Troy and not a plow or salter to be found.

Taxpayers of Troy cannot sustain the pension padding and crazy salaries of the fire department. The city is destined for bankruptcy if this continues.

The mayor of Green Island has to stick up for the police in Troy because they work part time for her and they are always in Green Island.

I agree with the Sound Off comment the other day about too many gin mills in Troy. That’s why no business wants to stay and people are moving out.

I wish Channel 6 would stick their heads out the window when they’re forecasting this stuff. Started out at the beginning of the week we might get a dusting or two inches. And then it was 4-6 inches; then 8-12; now it’s up to a foot and a half.

I’m calling about the comment in today’s Sound Off about the deputy commissioner of mental health. Lou Desso is licensed by the state of New York and is a credentialed alcohol and substance abuse counselor.

This year I received three commercial telephone books on my doorstep. How do I get a residential phone book? I really need one.

I’d like to say what a beautiful job Cohoes did on its streets. Not.

I cannot believe Troy has not sent one plow down its alleys. We have a garage in back and the alley is our only entrance to the garage. It is almost 10 a.m. and no plow has gone by. This in the city, it’s disgusting. Get someone who knows how to run the city.

What’s with Cohoes? It’s 10 a.m. on a Friday and the plows have not been down street once.

I’ve lived on Amity Street over 20 years, I’ve never seen the street as neglected as this year. Just because it’s a dead end, doesn’t mean it doesn’t need to be plowed.

Why doesn’t Troy tell people in Sycaway to get their cars off the road so the plows can get by and clean the streets?

I’d like to thank all the city workers for plowing and making our roads safer on these wintry days. If it weren’t for you, there’d be a lot more accidents. Thanks for waking up early and having long days.

It is now 11:30 a.m. Friday and the city of Cohoes has not come down once on my street. Who’s going to pay my bills when I don’t go to work?

I’d like to know since when did the Department of Public Utilities do private plowing? They just plowed three times in front of 23 106th St. It’s truck number 43. We are all senior citizens around here and we don’t get special privilege. This is unbelievable.

What’s more important in Cohoes? Having your garbage picked up or your streets plowed? Oops, must be the garbage, because the streets are still not plowed.

It’s 20 after 12, I’m watching the Channel 6 weather. They’re saying the storm coming Saturday is going to be a near miss. I’m wondering because that’s the way they started with this past one. A near miss, that’s how it started out.

I just want to say a big thank you to the people at Green’s Appliances on Central Avenue who came out and helped me this morning when I got stuck in a snowbank and I couldn’t move either way. They came out and gave me a push and along with a couple other guys, they got me out of there. And Green’s let me park in their lot until the roads got plowed. I really want to say a big thank you to those people. Apparently there are some good people out there that have some concern for their neighbors.